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Florida set another record Tuesday with nearly 200 more COVID-19 deaths recorded overnight, but for the past few days an ominous sight outside a funeral home has been sending a shiver through a Miami-area city, a refrigerated trailer for store bodies. © Provided by NBC News Rumors that the bodies …

(Reuters) – A half-dozen US states in the south and west on Tuesday reported records of one-day coronavirus deaths and cases in Texas passed the 400,000 mark when California health authorities said they Latinos accounted for more than half of their cases. FILE PHOTO: Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT) Hang Out …

The figure makes 2019 the deadliest year on record for activists defending land and water resources from the interests of mining, agribusiness and fossil fuels, Global Witness said in a report released on Wednesday. This represents a significant increase of 164 murders in 2018, and the actual number is probably …

The world’s largest Covid-19 vaccine study began Monday with the first of 30,000 planned volunteers who helped test vaccines created by the US government. There is still no guarantee that the experimental vaccine, developed by the National Institutes of Health and Modern Inc., will actually protect. The Proof Needed: Volunteers …

The Independent employs journalists from around the world to bring you truly independent journalism. To support us, consider a contribution. Democratic Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal demanded that Attorney General William Barr respond to why the administration deployed federal officials to attack the Black Lives Matter protests, but did not respond to …